diff --git a/striker-ui-api/src/lib/consts/SERVER_PATHS.ts b/striker-ui-api/src/lib/consts/SERVER_PATHS.ts
index aa918960..f5cb357f 100644
--- a/striker-ui-api/src/lib/consts/SERVER_PATHS.ts
+++ b/striker-ui-api/src/lib/consts/SERVER_PATHS.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const EMPTY_SERVER_PATHS: ServerPath = {
   tmp: {},
   usr: {
     bin: {
+      date: {},
       mkfifo: {},
       rm: {},
       sed: {},
diff --git a/striker-ui-api/src/lib/shell.ts b/striker-ui-api/src/lib/shell.ts
index 5ffdd9ed..42e7d6b7 100644
--- a/striker-ui-api/src/lib/shell.ts
+++ b/striker-ui-api/src/lib/shell.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ const systemCall = (
   return stdout;
 };
 
+export const date = (...args: string[]) =>
+  systemCall(SERVER_PATHS.usr.bin.date.self, args);
+
 export const mkfifo = (...args: string[]) =>
   systemCall(SERVER_PATHS.usr.bin.mkfifo.self, args);